I the undersigned, Surgeon of the Hospital of Natchez certify that on the 16th day of August, 1786, a certain James Armstrong was brought to the Hospital wounded in the right eye by a ball which penetrated and came out about an inch above the eye-brow. I also found another ball in his head which lodged upon the skull. The wounded man continues to be attended daily by order of His Excellency, Don Carlos de Grand-Pre, Commandant of the Fort and Post. In testimony, whereof, I have gven these presents, to serve when need be.
Signed, Louis Faure.
See also:
The King vs James Armstrong, Part III
The King vs James Armstrong, Part II
McBee, May Wilson. The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805. Greenwood, MS: 1953.The King vs James Armstrong
